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The Vampire Princess
Jasper
BOV:
"My lady," a cold voice said from behind her. "They're here"
A small smile spread across her face, an emotion rarely seen. "Excellent," she said as she turned and jumped off the balcony
It was time the Cullen's met the princess of vampires.
She walked past the vampire kneeling at the doors of her terrace, not even acknowledging his presence. Those types of vampires, the ones who are nothing more than surreptitious conniving brownnosers trying to become influential among vampire royalty, were nothing more than a nuisance not worthy of her time.
She hated being near them and having to listen to their thoughts. Most of the time their thoughts were more disgusting than those of humans, and she should know, having lived through more generations than she could count. The fact that she was one of the oldest living vampires in existence is what made her vampire royalty. It was suspected that she was older than even Aro, but none knew for sure.
She couldn't remember how she was turned; she barely had any memories of her past life. All her memories were from when she was a vampire and even some of those years were a blear to her now. She hardly even remembered being a new born. She recalled feelings more than anything. Feelings of pain, confusion, thirst, and a deep bone-clenching loneliness consumed her for a time. And then it passed and felt nothing.
It was hard not knowing what she was. Who ever had changed her hadn't stuck around to tell her what to do, how to keep hidden and safe. How to hunt, how to fight, how to do anything that a vampire was supposed to be able to do. At first…she didn't even know she was dead. She sustained herself on the blood of animals, staying away from the humans that scared her. Their blood smelled wonderful, but she was afraid to get close enough to taste it. Something in her told her she would regret feasting on human blood.
And then one day the pull became too strong and she fed on the sweet nectar that is human blood.
After that day she had slipped only once. That was the day Aro found her and saw what she was truly capable of.
Ever since then she had taught herself the resist human blood. But still the memories of what she had done haunted her, causing her to despise to very process of hunting. And so she did but once a year and only on animals. It kept her out of a catatonic state but it also made her very frail. She couldn't hunt herself. She had to have another make the kill for her. She also wasn't as strong or fast as a normal vampire. Her strength and speed were equal to that of a very fast/strong human. It was a bit humiliating, but she had grown accustomed to it.
It wasn't like she didn't have other abilities that most vampires didn't poses. Her powers had grown over time. She would gain a new gift every few decades. Her powers and the rumors of what she could do…had done, were what caused other vampires to advert their eyes from her gaze and cringe away from her touch. Not that she minded overly much; the only thing that really bothered her was the cause of their aversion to her.
She glided over to her vanity table and sat in front of the large antique mirror. She threw a glance over her shoulder to see if the vampire was still kneeling on the ground by the terrace or if he had taken the hint and removed himself from her presence. Apparently he was one of the more ignorant vampires in Voltera. Either that or he had never delivered a message to her and didn't know the protocol. She gently ran a golden handled brush through her auburn locks giving the nuisance a few more minutes to realize his presence was no longer needed.
"He really can't take a hint can he," she thought to herself. She sighed, placed the brush back down on the table and looked at her reflection in the mirror.
"Jasper," she called in her mind.
"Yes princess, do you require my assistance?" Jasper answered back through his mind.
"I need you to please escort a certain vampire out of my chambers and instruct him that the next time he delivers a message he needn't stay unless I ask him to." She said slightly annoyed that she had to resort to using her personal body guard to get rid of an unwanted guest.
When she had had her first vision of Jasper she new that they could help each other. Jasper was used to dealing with the emotions of others seeing as how he could enhance or diminish what one was feeling, but he also felt thing more strongly because of it. He helped ease her loneliness and she helped heel the pain in his heart, the guilt that he felt from what he had done.
Jasper had been with her for quite a while now, ever since she had found him. She knew all about his past, training the new-bourns and the bite marks upon his skin. She had taught him that there were other ways to feed besides drinking from humans and he had committed himself to learning the ways. He was the one who hunted for her, and they had become more than just bodyguard and princess. They had become great friends that would do anything to insure the safety and happiness of the other. But he still slipped occasionally because he fed more often and was among humans a great deal more than she was. This was another reason she had requested that Aro invite the Cullens to Voltera for a few weeks.
She had heard of the Cullens from Aro and other vampires. How they fed only on animals and actually lived among the humans without detection. It truly amazed her that they were able to resist the call of human blood. Not many could and it would be interesting to hear about their lives. Of course if they were not forth coming with information she could always read their thoughts though she preferred not to invade their privacy.
Reading the mind of others was only one of the many…talents she possessed. What she lacked in physical strength she made up in mind. She was capable of seeing glimpses of possible futures; she could see the different outcomes depending on the choices one made. With a simple touch to a person's temple she could see their entire past including their human memories. She could move things with her mind, not a mountain or a building or anything of the like, but she could move smaller and lighter objects. She had every power related to the mind.
But with great power comes great consequences. If she did anything too big she would become very tired and go into a catatonic state for a few hours. She couldn't sleep or die but her brain needed time to recoup from the strain she put on it. She would become even for helpless than she already was. That is why she had jasper.
Jasper stepped out of the shadows of her room and walked without a sound to the kneeling vampire pulling him to his feet and whispering rapidly in his ear. The vampire bowed his head and swiftly exited the room. She didn't even bother to listen to his thoughts. To be perfectly honest she didn't care what he thought.
Jasper walked over to her closet and pulled out a shawl, walking up behind her and wrapping it around her slender shoulders. She turned and smiled warmly at him putting one had up to his cheek to thank him for his assistance. "Thank you Jas…And then she froze. Her whole body went stiff and her eyes became a deep black pool of emptiness. She was having a vision.
Her Vision:
Jasper was standing in the garden with a beautiful pixie-like vampire wrapped lovingly in his arms. They gazed deep into each others eyes. Eyes that were filled with love and devotion, like they would do anything to be together. The wind ruffled the girls spiky black hair and Jasper ran his long fingers through it. Her bright golden eyes met his duller ones.
"I love you Jasper, never leave me. I've waited too long to meet you to only be separated now," the pixie said to Jasper her voice thick with emotion.
"And I love you Alice, fear not I will not leave you," he said as he leaned in close to place a sweet kiss upon her soft lips…
End Vision:
"My Lady…My Lady… Bella, answer me. Are you alright?" Jasper said frantically shaking his mistress's arms.
"Yes…I am fine. I just had a vision, it was a bit intense. I didn't mean to worry you," she answered in his mind. "Would you please wait out side my chamber? I wish to change before meeting our guests?"
"Of course my Lady," he said as he got up and exited the room, closing the door softly behind him.
"So the time has come for Jasper to leave me. He will find the love he so deserves. I only hope she is worthy of him, that she can handle his past and heal the wounds I could not."
She thought to herself.
Well this was going to be an interesting few weeks. She would miss Jasper but it was time for him to find happiness. Perhaps it was time for her to leave Aro and find a new guardian herself. She was becoming bored with Italy. A change in venue may be exactly what she needed. Well there would be plenty of time to think about that later.
After all she had guests waiting.
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